Roughly a year ago, Kid Cudi released his stellar sophomore album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager to acclaim and decent sales. While some of the songs are decidedly hit or miss, “Maniac” ft. Cage and St. Vincent always stood out as one of the best songs that Cudi had ever been a part of. Monday, Cudi released the video for Manaic and to simply call it a music video isn’t doing it justice. Directed by Shia LaBeouf of Transformers fame, the video chronicles the violent escapades of two serial killers. The video is decidedly not for everyone, but for those who are willing to watch the video, they shouldn’t be disappointed. “Maniac” is Cudi’s strongest video yet and that’s really saying something.
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